Welcome!

A Guide for Constituents

of Congressman Gerry

Connolly

2238 Rayburn HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515

Congressman Connolly represents the 11th

Congressional District of Virginia in the U.S.

House of Representatives. It encompasses the

City of Fairfax, most of Fairfax County, and

most of Prince William County. There are many

great things about the 11th district, but one of

the best aspects is that you are so close to the

Nation’s Capital, giving you the ability to

explore D.C. better than nearly anyone else in

the country!

The 11th Congressional District

Tour

Information

Time to go out and explore! We

have compiled all relevant tour

information for your

convenience.

The White House

Must submit a Tour Request Form through

Congressman Connolly’s website

Requests cannot be made earlier than 21

days and no later than 3 months in

advance

No tours on Sunday or Monday

May request a tour for up to 100 guests

Tickets are very limited, and unfortunately,

our office has no control over which

requests get denied or approved

Nearest metro stop: McPherson Square on

Blue, Orange, and Silver lines

The Capitol

You can reserve a tour of the Capitol by filling

out a Tour Request Form on Congressman

Connolly’s website

Tours are not given on Sunday’s, and you

cannot request a tour more than 5 months in

advance

General admission tickets are also handed out

at 8:00am on a first come first serve basis, and

tours are conducted between 9:00am and

3:30pm

Tip: many people

do not show up for

their reservations,

so you may get

lucky and score

tickets if you did

not reserve them in

advance

Nearest metro stop:

Capitol South on

Orange and Silver

lines

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Must submit a Tour Request Form through

Congressman Connolly’s website

Tours are given between 9:00am – 2:00pm

Requests cannot be made more than 5 months

in advance

No more than 10 people per requested tour

Closed on weekends, federal holidays, and the

week between Christmas and New Years

Admission is free and no tickets are required

between August 29, 2016 and March 16, 2017

Nearest metro stop: Smithsonian on Blue and

Orange lines

Supreme Court

Building hours:

Monday – Friday

(except Federal

Holidays)

9:00am – 4:30pm

Does not offer guided

tours, but visitors are

encouraged to tour the

building on their own and take advantage of a variety

of free programs

Courtroom Lectures: 30-minute programs that

introduce visitors of all ages to judicial functions of

the Supreme Court and its history

Courtroom Sessions: all oral arguments are open to

the public, but seating is limited and on a first-come,

first-seated basis (there are two lines: one to hear the

entire argument and another to sit in only for 3

minutes

Nearest metro stops: Capitol South on Blue, Orange,

and Silver lines; Union Station on Red Line

https://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/touringtheb

uilding.aspx

FBI Education Center

Tours are closed until February 2017

Nearest metro stops: Federal Triangle on Blue and

Orange lines; Gallery Place/Chinatown and Metro

Center

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-

headquarters/fbi-education-center

Pentagon

Tours available Monday – Friday from 9:000am –

3:00pm, and last about one hour

Must be booked from 14 to 90 days in advance

Nearest metro stop: Pentagon on Blue and Yellow

lines

https://pentagontours.osd.mil/Tours/tour-

guidelines.jsp

Library of Congress

Entrance to the Thomas Jefferson Building is free

and open Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 5:00pm; all

buildings are closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day,

Christmas and New Year’s Holidays

Nearest metro stop: Capitol South on Orange, Blue,

and Silver lines

https://www.loc.gov/visit/

National Archives

Displays the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and

Declaration of Independence

Open 7 days a week (except Thanksgiving Day and

Christmas Day) from 10:00am – 5:30pm; last

admission is 30 minutes prior to closing

Nearest metro stop: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn

Quarter on Green and Yellow lines

https://www.archives.gov/museum/visit/

Kennedy Center

Open Monday – Saturday at 10:00am and Sundays

and Holidays at 12:00pm

Guided tours occur 10:00am – 5:00pm on weekdays

and 10:00am – 1:00pm on weekends

Nearest metro stop: Foggy Bottom/GWU on Orange,

Blue, and Silver lines

http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/visitor

National Cathedral

Open Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 5:30pm,

Sunday 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Nearest metro stop: Tenleytown on Red line; drive

or take Metrobus

http://cathedral.org/visit-us/

Smithsonians – all free!

National Air and Space Museum (10:00am – 5:30pm, open

every day except Christmas Day)

o Closest metro stop: L’Enfant Plaza

o https://airandspace.si.edu/node/73198

National Museum of African Art (10:00am – 5:30pm, open

every day except Christmas Day)

o Closest metro stop: Smithsonian

o https://africa.si.edu/about/

National Museum of African American History and Culture

o Advanced Timed Passes through March 2017 are no

longer available; a limited number of free Timed

Passes can be obtained in person at the museum

on the same day of your visit (passed out on first-

come, first-served basis starting at 9:15am)

o Closest metro stop: Federal Triangle

o https://nmaahc.si.edu/top-10-things-grand-

opening

National Museum of American History (10:00am – 5:30pm,

open every day except Christmas Day; sometimes have

extended hours)

o Closest metro stops: Federal Triangle and

Smithsonian

o http://americanhistory.si.edu/visit

National Museum of Natural History (10:00am – 5:30pm,

open every day except Christmas Day; sometimes have

extended hours)

o Ticketed programs: Live Butterfly Pavilion, Johnson

IMAX Theater

o Closest metro stop: Smithsonian

o http://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/

National Postal Museum (10:00am – 5:30pm, open

every day except Christmas Day)

o Closest metro stop: Union Station

o http://postalmuseum.si.edu/visit/index.html

National Portrait Gallery (11:30am – 7:00pm, open

every day except Christmas Day)

o Closest metro stops: Metro Center and Judiciary

Square

o http://npg.si.edu/visit

National Museum of the American Indian (10:00am –

5:30pm, open every day except Christmas Day)

o Closest metro stop: L’Enfant Plaza

o http://www.nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/

National Zoological Park (8:00am – 7:00pm, last

admittance one hour before closing, open every day

except Christmas Day)

o 5:00pm closing in winter (October 1st – March 14th)

o Exhibit buildings and visitor center: 9:00am –

6:00pm (4:00pm closing in winter)

o Dining and shopping: 9:00am – 5:00pm (4:00pm

closing in winter)

o Closest metro stop: Woodley Park-Zoo

o https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (10:00am –

5:30pm, open every day except Christmas Day)

o Plaza: 7:30am – 5:30pm

o Garden: 7:30am – dusk

o Closest metro stop: L’Enfant Plaza

o http://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/home/#collectio

n=visit

Other Museums

Newseum (9:00am – 5:00pm, open daily except

Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day)

o Tickets range from $13.95 – $22.95, children 6

and younger get in free

o Closest metro stops: Archives-Navy Memorial-

Penn Quarter and Judiciary Square

o http://www.newseum.org/visit/

Holocaust Museum (10:00am – 5:20pm, open daily

except Yom Kippur and Christmas Day)

o Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved

either online ($1 transaction fee) or in person

o Closest metro stop: Smithsonian

o https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-

museum/plan-your-visit

Other Museums

Spy Museum (hours vary)

o Tickets range from $14.95 - $21.95

o Closest metro stop: Gallery Place/Chinatown

o https://www.spymuseum.org/visit/

Drug Enforcement Agency Museum (10:00am – 4:00pm,

open daily except Federal Holidays)

o Closest metro stop: Pentagon City

o https://deamuseum.org/visitor-information/

Daughters of the American Revolution Museum (8:30am

– 4:00pm Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday)

o Closest metro stops: Farragut West and Farragut

North

o http://www.dar.org/national-society/visitor-

information/plan-your-visit

Monuments (open 24 hours unless otherwise

noted)

Lincoln Memorial (closest metro stops: Foggy Bottom and

Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/linc/planyourvisit/index.ht

m

Washington Monument (9:00am – 5:00pm, open daily

except July 4th and Christmas Day) (closest metro stop:

Smithsonian)

o Same day pick-up tickets are free and distribution

starts at 8:30am; you must have a ticket to enter

the monument

o https://www.nps.gov/wamo/planyourvisit/basicin

fo.htm

Jefferson Memorial (closest metro stop: Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/thje/planyourvisit/basicinfo

.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

(closest metro stop: Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/mlkm

/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm

Korean War Veterans Memorial (closest metro stop:

Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/kowa/planyourvisit/basicinf

o.htm

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (closest metro stop: Foggy

Bottom)

o https://www.nps.gov/vive/planyourvisit/basicinfo

.htm

WWII Memorial (closest metro stop: Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/wwii/planyourvisit/basicinf

o.htm

US Navy Memorial (closest metro stop: Archives-Navy

Memorial-Penn Quarter)

o http://www.navymemorial.org/about/location

FDR Memorial (closest metro stop: Smithsonian)

o https://www.nps.gov/frde/planyourvisit/basicinfo

.htm

Other Attractions

o Arlington National Cemetery

o Closest metro stop: Arlington Cemetery

o http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Visit

o US Botanic Gardens

o Closest metro stop: Federal Center SW

o https://www.usbg.gov/visit